About the Soccer World Cup Blog
The world of professional soccer does not make headlines solely on the field–headlines are made off the field as well. Of course, when players are injured, teams are eliminated, or titles are won, it’s news. In professional soccer, what happens on the field doesn’t stay on the field, especially when it has potential to impact the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Professional soccer is creating more buzz than it ever has away from the field. Key players are moving—to new countries and new teams—with new sponsors chomping at the bit. Big companies are doing everything they can, including buying small companies, to ensure their dominance of the global soccer scene at the World Cup. Everyday, team nicknames are being debated, captains are being named, and rivalries are being ignited. All the while, the anticipation of the next World Cup continues, bringing with it all the drama that unfolds as the world waits to see the 32 competing teams take center stage.

Fans of professional soccer want a look inside. They want to know the ins and outs of the teams and players on the pitch and behind the scenes. There’s no better place to find it all than here on this Soccer Blog. For many of us, it’s the best way to South Africa.
  • Moblogging allowed us to post images and video on this site of fans in New York watching the matches in Germany. Click on the word “more…” to see a slide-show collection of those images. Comments Off
  • As some of you have no doubt noticed, we’ve been not just blogging but also moblogging the World Cup, by posting images and video here of fans in New York watching the matches in Germany. Even a quick look at these images shows that fans here have been living and dying with each touch […] Comments Off


FINAL: England 1 - Ecuador 0
Click “more” for play-by-play of the octavofinal match, LIVE as it happened at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart. Jeff Z....

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FINAL: Germany 3 - Ecuador 0
Follow Germany-Ecuador with Victor Mather here. Final That’s the whistle. The Germans looked very strong in dismantling Ecuador today....

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Final: Ecuador 3, Costa Rica 0
Click more for Austin Kelley’s live commentary on the Group A match in Hamburg. Final Thoughts When the tournament started, Ecuador...

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Ecuador revel in historic triumph
Ecuador coach Luis Fernando Suarez says his side want to win World Cup Group A after making the second round.

Bushwick Reacts
A temporary disruption in cellphone service this afternoon in Bushwick kept us from posting our photo coverage of the scene at Barzola, the...

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FINAL: Ecuador 2 - Poland 0
Click “more” to see the play-by-play coverage of the match that took place at the Arena Auf Schalke in Gelsenkirchen. So Germany and...

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